US House of Representatives passes bill to end government shutdown

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks with reporters outside his office at the US Capitol (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a 43-day funding lapse.

House members made their long-awaited return to the nation’s capital this week after nearly eight weeks away, with Republicans using their narrow majority to get the bill over the finish line by a vote of 222-209.